B
Evidence Grade B
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40%
40% -- average return rate for Apparel industry (2026)
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Value
40%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
70
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Sources (3)
National Retail Federation
Primary
Tier B
https://www.glossy.co/fashion/a-new-online-retailer-clinched-big-name-brand-partners-by-promising-5-… ↗
Source Article
A new online retailer clinched brand partners by promising 5% return rates
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statista.com
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2026-08-15
digitalcommerce360.com
https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/
2026-08-15
Original Research
National Retail Federation
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Methodology
Source: National Retail Federation
Segmentation
IndustryRetail
RegionUS
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Apparel industry: 40% average return rate. Source: National Retail Federation (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/apparel-return-rate-nrf
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/apparel-return-rate-nrf" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>40%</strong> -- average return rate for Apparel industry<br><small>Source: National Retail Federation (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/apparel-return-rate-nrf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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